profile image

John Holmes

Aug 08, 1944 - Mar 13, 1988 (43 years old) in Ashville, Ohio, USA

John Curtis Holmes (August 8, 1944 – March 13, 1988) better known as John C. Holmes or Johnny Wadd (after the lead character in a series of related films), was one of the most prolific male porn stars of all time, appearing in about 2,500 adult loops, stag films, and pornographic feature movies in the 1970s and 1980s. He was best known for his exceptionally large penis, which was heavily promoted as being the longest, thickest, and hardest in the porn industry, although no definitive measurement of Holmes' actual penis length exists. Near the end of his life, Holmes attracted notoriety for his involvement in the Wonderland murders in 1981, and eventually for his death from complications caused by AIDS.

Holmes was the subject of several books, a lengthy essay in Rolling Stone magazine, two feature length documentaries, and was the inspiration for two Hollywood movies, Boogie Nights and Wonderland.

Description above from the Wikipedia article John Holmes (pornographic actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known For

poster
Fantasm Comes Again
Stud
poster
Fantasm
Neptune
poster
Playboy: The Story of X
Self (archive footage)
poster
Wadd: The Life & Times of John C. Holmes
Self (archive footage)
poster
Evil Come Evil Go
Pool Player
poster
Outdoor Orgies
poster
Aphrodisiac: The Love Secret
Boss
poster
The Ice House
Guy in Parked Car (uncredited)
poster
Electric Blue 15
Himself
poster
Panama Red
Bobo

Credits